Hungary Game and Pictures

[oldude]

One great or off night is not important but statistically over her Uconn career so far, is Azzi's 3-pt shooting percentage better, worse or about what you expected based on her reputation as a great shooter?

Good question. I am an eternal optimist when it comes to UConn WBB. So as good as Azzi has shot the ball through her injury plagued career, I would always hope for it to be better. Having said that, if Azzi and Paige are healthy for the entire season, Azzi will get more space to release that textbook shot of hers, often from perfect feeds from her BFF, who will take much of the attention from opposing defenses. If that happens, I expect that Azzi’s shooting this season will dazzle everyone.

 

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[Jewels]

For me shooting relies a lot on "feel" and the "look' of the target does have an impact.

 

[UConnCat]

Anna was at the game!

 

[Huskee11]

I don’t get how you build a decent basketball arena and then decide to install crappy rims used in outdoor elementary school playgrounds.

 

[Rowdy831]

At the end of a long 10 days of travel and basketball, without any practice, against a surprisingly strong opponent, I suspect that Geno gave Azzi the word to “shoot the ball every time you touch it.”

looks like she heard him. Maybe next time he should say something about making some of them.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

Well, I for one am happy to see Azzi take that many shot, especially when she's missing. Her growth will come from building confidence in imperfection, so this is a step in the right direction.

 

[Golden Husky]

The KK poke strip; I think we'll see a lot of that.

 

[Rowdy831]

Amari sighting... Nice.. View attachment 90926

I would make it a priority to get her ready to play this year. Amari has a very good skillset to support the rest of the cogs in this wheel and brings backside defense that no other player on the team can offer. She also a very skilled offensive player who can put the ball in the basket if a team decides to press.

 

[UConnCat]

This board is crazy. Posters here making judgments about the last game of a busy, exhausting foreign tour like it should tell us anything about a player's shooting ability. Come on. People here just looking for stuff to complain about.

Azzi missed 2 months of her freshman season with a foot injury (I think the foot might affect someone's shooting) and she still made 42% of her three-pointers. That's pretty good. Before her knee injuries last season she also made about 42% of her 3-pointers. Is Azzi capable of making 45-50% of her 3-pointers when healthy? Yes. Remember, KML shot 38% as a freshman and 41% as a junior. KML's sophomore and senior seasons saw her make 49% of her threes.

The bigger question for Azzi is can she make it through an entire season healthy. If so, she'll make a lot of shots.

 

[Rowdy831]

So many people complaining about Azzi's "bad" shooting night. If her "bad" shooting nights always result in 24 points, I'm okay with that.

You can't score only 24 points when you shoot 31 times. That percentage belongs on the bench not to a person who is counted on to be one of the stars. I doubt whether she would be happy with that stat line and I also doubt that will happen too many times.

 

[Rowdy831]

People on TwitterX are saying there were double rims on the baskets in Italy vs Pecs. Coaches, can you explain what that means and how the rims affect shots? @BobbyJ

The picture of Amari shows the rims pretty clearly. If that is the rim in question it is not a double rim it is an iteration of the more basic or less expensive breakaway rim. That rim sometimes is looser at the hinge point and makes a clanging sound when the ball hits it. The double rim is not a hinged rim and is exactly the opposite of the rim in the picture. It is very firm and provides no give when the ball its it so you tend to get longer rebounds when you throw up a brick.

 

[Geew1992]

 

[Rowdy831]

As a shooter I would always prefer to have a net. When you are shooting you are always looking for the rim and the net gives you a larger target to locate the rim on more difficult shots like a shot that starts with your back to the basket. From the picture on the left it is hard to tell what type of rim that is but it doesn't look like a playground rim to me with a second rim welded to one immediately below it.

 

[Rowdy831]

This board is crazy. Posters here making judgments about the last game of a busy, exhausting foreign tour like it should tell us anything about a player's shooting ability. Come on. People here just looking for stuff to complain about.

Azzi missed 2 months of her freshman season with a foot injury (I think the foot might affect someone's shooting) and she still made 42% of her three-pointers. That's pretty good. Before her knee injuries last season she also made about 42% of her 3-pointers. Is Azzi capable of making 45-50% of her 3-pointers when healthy? Yes. Remember, KML shot 38% as a freshman and 41% as a junior. KML's sophomore and senior seasons saw her make 49% of her threes.

The bigger question for Azzi is can she make it through an entire season healthy. If so, she'll make a lot of shots.

I agree Azzi is a good shooter and historically she has shot a pretty solid percentage. But this game was not one of them and all the girls played the same schedule as she did on this trip and they managed to still shoot pretty good. Azzi has my respect as a player and a shooter but this stat line is not one that should be used as an example of a good scoring day. It has nothing to do with the player just the results. And I agree I would love to see her healthy for a whole season with a full complement of supporting players.

 

[Geew1992]

There's a IG video of Jana sitting on her "bike" getting shots up, as well as the team giving love to Anna

 

[Rowdy831]

Am I the only one 'befuddled' by the poor shooting by Azzi? The 'Fuddster' has been so aggrandized here that we forget that she is yet to shoot consistently to the level we all expected when she arrived in Storrs. Yes, she has perfect form when she's healthy, when she has time to set her feet and when the opposition gives her space.

Today's game is of no matter, or is it?

Maybe Geno told her to go out and shoot every time she touched the ball, but maybe not... the reality is that, sorry, Milford, it is just not UConn basketball when one player shoots 31 times (and is infrequently connecting) and the next most fga is 11. If Geno has Azzi convinced that she's the Second Coming, we're headed for trouble. Second Coming of Ogunbowale, as one BYer mentioned above?

She had one assist! I have a hard time believing there weren't plenty of times when a pass would have served the Huskies better than yet another Azzi bomb when she clearly wasn't feeling it.

Sorry, my fellow BYers, Azzi is not an All-American yet, nor is she proven to be the great shooter we all anticipated. I hope to be shown otherwise. Heading into your third season, Azzi, please, show me some great shooting on a regular basis.

I know this is just a summer trip to Europe, but check back to last season, or even her freshman season. The stats don't come close to the reputation for Azzi. I hope she measures up starting in November. She's a wonderful young woman and clearly a great teammate, but the hoopla about her great shooting is, well, simply hoopla to this point.

Feel free to disagree...

I do disagree to an extent. I think Azzi is a fantastic support player and with a full roster that is all she needs to be. My observation of her when she has to be the center of attention is that she becomes a different player. I do feel like after a season where she has others to pick her up on the bad days she will develop into the player you described above.

To be fair the expectations of all players coming to UCONN are in the stratosphere and for Azzi they are even higher. Usually a player has a few superstars ahead of them so they kind of grow into the role of leader. With Azzi she hasn't been healthy and when she was several others weren't so be patient, she will be there.

 

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